The newly discovered Venetoraptor gassenae offers scientists new insight into the lagerpetids, a group of reptiles that gave way to ancient pterosaurs. Caio FantiniAn artist’s impression of Venetoraptor gassenae. Paleontologists in southern Brazil have unearthed the fossilized remains of an ancient reptile with long, scimitar-like claws and a beak. The reptilian creature, named Venetoraptor gassenae by researchers, lived around 230 million years ago during the Triassic period. Paleontologist Rodrigo Müller told Live Science that the reptile likely used its claws, which “look a bit like those of Edward Scissorhands,” to catch its prey or climb trees.

Researchers have documented brown and white pandas in the past, but never an all-white one.Wolong National Nature ReserveThe albino panda was seen in a nature reserve of Sichuan, China. Spotting a wild panda in the remote areas of the forest where they dwell is hard enough, so stumbling across an albino panda in the wild is, perhaps, just unfathomable. Or at least, that’s what experts would have believed. According to a statement from Chinese authorities, the albino panda was photographed last month on one of the infrared cameras set up inside the Wolong National Nature Reserve territory in the southwestern province of Sichuan.

Richard "Dick" Bong was one of the most successful fighter pilots his commanding officers had ever seen before dying in a test flight in August 1945.Richard Bong grew up a simple farm boy in rural Wisconsin whose head was always in the clouds. He was the oldest of nine children born to a Swedish father and Scotch-English mother, and he excelled at many things. Particularly, Bong loved shooting his Winchester rifle so much that he became an expert marksman.

During laboratory testing at the University of Sydney, the Aspergillus terreus and Engyodontium album fungi consumed 100 percent of polypropylene samples, a hardy plastic used in bottles and food containers, within five months. Amira Farzana Samat/University of SydneySample of the plastic-eating fungi. A 2020 study published in ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering found that humans generate 400 million tons of plastic per year. Much of that plastic is polypropylene, a sturdy material often used to make bottle caps, food containers, and plastic wrap.

From a painted desert to a petrified forest and far beyond, travel the highways, byways, and skyways of America's best road trips.Monument Valley, Utah. Image Source: 2 Wheels 1 Cause There is something poetically American about heading down the open road. With nearly 4 million miles of American road to navigate, you can weave in and out of awe-inspiring natural wonders, pass through small towns and bustling cities, taste different cuisines, and discover rich histories.